![]() Last night I began to find out why seasoned amateurs loathe the bright Moon so much. So if there's no marine layer do you get pretty good views to the west? I'd think the light pollution wouldn't affect that direction very much. Should be warmer tonight so hoping for a window to observe.Įdited by jiblet65, 27 December 2020 - 01:29 PM. I've seen discussions about magnifying stars as pinpoints of light and while it wasn't a mind blowing difference I could tell the stars looked a bit bigger and the separation was more pronounced in the 8mm EP. Before breaking down I put in the 32mm EP to compare. Definitely not the background view of lower mags but it was pretty stunning. I was going to stay out for Orion's arrival but it was a bit cold and so I ventured back to Albireo to see how the new toy performed. You could let it drift out of view and soon you'd see the far moon of Jupiter come into view and then the planet and the other three moons. The images were larger but pretty much any detail was lost and the roiling was like watching the Gulf Stream on a winter day. I confirmed that high magnification at low altitudes also magnifies the atmosphere. As it got darker I took out the Barlow knowing and from what I've read on these threads I knew it wasn't a good idea. Very nice view of both even though it was still light out and they were pretty low to the horizon. Last night was pretty cold for here so I set up early and viewed Jupiter and Saturn with the 8mm EP. Looking at Sky Safari for tonight my guess is it was either AD Persei or FZ Persei and from the orientation of the view I'd bet on the former. Yeah I'm pretty sure it was in the gap between and it really stood out. ![]() Looking forward to hearing about the Xmas present. One o has cluster has more than the other, but I would need Turn Left At Orion to remind me which one. A nice one sits between the two clusters. So I got a bonus view on TV.ĭouble cluster chock full of red stars. The rings of Saturn were clearly visible as were 3 of Jupiter's moons. During the game, they talked about the conjunction and showed a tremendous view with their 4k camera on my 4k TV. I spent about 30 mins observing and once I was done, I plopped down in front of the TV and watched a college basketball game. Tonight's sky is supposed to be overcast so I am glad Mother Nature was so cooperative last night. With the 14mm I was able to make out the division still and the planets were still sharp. I lost the division on the rings of Saturn at that point. The views were a tad blurry, but definitely acceptable as I could still make out the bands of Jupiter. I started with a 24mm ES 68* and worked my way up to a 14mm ES 82* 2x in a barlow. Viewing with my scope though was terrific. Jupiter is a bright ball with 3 little dots of light. I took some pictures with my cell phone, but they always are blurry regarding saturn and it looks like a football rather than a planet with rings. ![]() Last night had excellent viewing conditions for the two giants. ![]()
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